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Andakíl — 8 MW Hydroelectric

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Andakíl is a 8 MW hydro power plant located in Iceland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
8 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1947

Year online

Owner
Orkuveita Reykjavíkur

Operator

Location
64.54, -21.70

Coordinates

Insights

#19
largest in Iceland
#5,846
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#25,781
largest worldwide
1947
37 yrs older than avg
3
operated by Orkuveita Reykjavíkur
6
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
8 MW
Commissioned
1947
Status
Operational
Owner
Orkuveita Reykjavíkur
Country
ISL
Coordinates
64.539, -21.695

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
673 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
53,821 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

146
cars per year
90
homes per year
30,580
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Plants

Hellisheiði

Iceland · Geothermal

213MW · 2006

Nesjavellir

Iceland · Geothermal

120MW · 1998

Reykjanes

Iceland · Geothermal

100MW · 1977

Svartsengi

Iceland · Geothermal

76MW · 1977

Írafoss

Iceland · Hydroelectric

48MW · 2003

Steingrímsstöð

Iceland · Hydroelectric

26MW · 1959

About this plant

Andakíl is an 8 MW hydro power plant in Iceland, operated by Orkuveita Reykjavíkur since 1947. It is one of the smallest hydro facilities in the country.

Ranked #14 of 14 hydro plants in Iceland, Andakíl accounts for 0.42% of Iceland’s total hydro capacity of 1,913 MW. The largest hydro plant in Iceland is Fljótsdalsvirkjun (Kárahnjúkar) at 690 MW, making Andakíl 86.25 times smaller.

The nearest plant is Nesjavellir (120 MW, Geothermal). Andakíl is situated in the southwestern region of Iceland, approximately 50 km from Reykjavik.

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